National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-14
CURRENT COMMENT.
Tho sointiiiations which Brighten Our
EXCHANGE Lat.

Atlanta Constitution. Editor O'Brien ap-
pears to have more sense than all the
George McGlynn crowd put together. He
Is not walking into any traps this late in
the day.
Cincinnati Commercial. Gazette: Those
who opposs the sectional power OF caste
are held to be sectional. The southern
people are held to be exclusively composed
Of the boss caste. SO far as we can see In
the Democratic and Mugwump papers the
colored population In the south are no more
people than they were when they were
slaves. The only change Is that they count
more politically to their masters than they
did before the alleged emancipation; and
upon this margin OF increase rests the fraud
uient election, by going through desecra-
ted forms, OF Grover Cleveland,
st. Louis Globe Democrat: A Greenback
journal has the news that "sigutfcant
movement is being inaugurated that, II car
ried out, will elect majority OF the fifty
first Congress and the President and Vice
President.n The "movement" consists OF
project TO unite all the so-called ''reform"
organizations in one party, and defeat the
Republicans and Democrats. There are
| twenty-six OF these factions or iuntas men
| toned by name, the Knights Of Labor, the
| Anti-Poverty Society, the Woman's Chris.
| tian Temperance Union, and the Woman
1 AsbOClHtlOu DtluE
| The scheme is certainly picturesque.
Chicago Mail. The President has finished
his fishing and gone back to Washington,
stopping by the way to visit his frien aud
| adrnirer, Gov. Hill, at Albany. lie will not
come west, either to make a general tour Of
the country or to visit the village OF ST.
Louis, to which he has been cordially In
vited. Perhaps he is wise. Being candi-
date for reelection, trip through the
country might be sneered at as starring
tour to catch votes. There are lot OF small
people In this country who never miss an
| opportunity of such a kind to talk OF
"iunkets'' and "free lunch" excursions,
and generally cast slurs upon its purpose
| and growl about It's expense, as though the
| general public was bearing 1t and grulged
1t.
| Charleston Ne,ps and Courier: AS the
| object of workingmen who combine fol
| the purposes of a strike is undoubtedly tC
improve their condition, 1t is obviously i'm
| portant that they shall not allow themselves
| to be induced to resort to SO extreme meas
ures, unless the rate OF wages end the cou
| dilions Of business are such as to give then
prospect of success. This may seem tC
be narrow view OF the subject, but 1t is t
| highly practical view, and one that ever,
| workingman will find IL to his advantag,
to consider. There is always the certalnJ!
Of loss to him in the beginning OF Strike
and during its progress and, unless ther
is on the other hand, o reasonable certaint
Of ultimate success, the strike will surely b.
all loss aud no gain, so far as he is con
cerned.
Boston Repu5lic. The two most gifte,
leaders of the United Labor party, MI
Henry George and Dr.. Edward McGlynu
declare that they will have no sympath
with the suffering Irish tenantry unless th
Irish parliamentary party swallow the Ian
theories of Henry George. The mission c
the Anti Poverty Society, evidently, is 7
abolish poverty only among those who wi
believe that the land should be free to a
: and equally divided. This is a selfish posi-
= and circumscribed cannot be very potentit
In alleviating the ills of life. We are sui
, prised that DR.. McGlynn, who has had es
cellent training, should limit the recipient
Of his bounty to those who subscribe to tn
: articles of his newly-found faith.
Baltimore American: The attempt t
. abolish the liquor taxes will probably evol;
! an outcry from the temperance people I
, | all parts of the country, and will meet wit
determined opposition In Congress fror
men of both parties; but II the question
approached without prejudice there ca
Q scarcely be two opinions about the polio
Q and justice Of removing the tax on tobacco
a 1t Is un.American In character aud burde
upon legitimate and perfectly Harmless
industry. Tobacco has become almost d
much n necessity to the laboring man O
tho bread ne eats Or the CLOTHES ho wear
. Its use is so general as to be almost unive
, sal, and the injury arising from its abuse
little more than that occasiOned by overea
ing or immoderate use Of any Of the need
and appliances OF life.
Baltimore Herald: The secret treaty b,
: tween England and Turkey, by which th
: former power binds itself to evacua,
Egypt within three years, will never
carried out, for the simple reason that
was never intended to be. carried ou
When the Gear Nicholas said, in 1858,
the English ambassador, Lord Stratford d
Redclyffe, stake Egypt and let me alone,
he figured out precisely the results whic
J. thirty years later were TO be realized. $
long as Russia has possession Of part {
!. Armenia and the lines Of military commun
cation between the Black sea and u
!, Afghan frontier, so long will England r
!. main In Egypt as the sole security for b,
Indian empire. IL once the Suez can
q could be closed, England's hold on Ind
! would not be worth cent. There may
promises to get out aud concessions
a French sentiment or Russian irritabilit
9 but England-like Russia-never gets o,
u | of n country Fill she Ia driven ont by fOrl